"I say pick it, you say up- Pick it up!"

This morning we were back on Frosties and fig bananas for breakfast. A few of the girls had wet uniform tops because we only had the opportunity yesterday to wash them all. Therefore, we were frantically wafting and Febreezing tops just before we left for CHQ.

Amelia, Clare and Miriam went to Nigel's supermarket to pick up lots of bin bags for our training session this afternoon, water (mainly so that we could have the bottles) and bread roles for lunch time. We were very impressed that we all managed to get to CHQ on time and before lots of the girls.

This morning's session was on programme development again and it was lovely to see three new girls there. We started with lots of fun songs and games as we waited for all of the girls that we were expecting to arrive. We then put the girls into two patrols and asked them to independently plan an interactive training session for everyone else in the group. One group selected the theme of transport, and the other group chose the theme of Guyana. Their efforts were really well thought out and very entertaining. They then all successfully evaluated their own sessions using the "two star and a wish" method. A lot of very positive comments were made and the girls were very reflective and honest.

We then decided to focus the girls' attention and thoughts towards "treasuring and trashing" all aspects of the Guyana Guides Association. All their thoughts were written down and posted anonymously into boxes. The GOLD team then gathered all the girls back together and discussed their opinions and thoughts, enabling us to determine whether the issues raised, both negative and positive, were individual or shared. Our plan now is for our team leader, Jess, to share this with the Chief Commissioner tomorrow.

Fun and games then took us right up until lunch time, including a game from one of the girls which she made up at home last night. She is a new Guide and it was really lovely to see her so motivated and inspired.

After lunch it was time for our last environmental session with the Guides from the school, as well as some of the girls from this morning that had so much fun that they wanted to spend the whole day with us. This made Team Guyana very happy :D

Our theme for today was "Reduce, Re-use, Recycle". We did a variety of activities including brainstorming ways in which the girls can reduce, reuse and recycle, a relay race, which involved the girls running to place pieces of rubbish (sorry garbage- the girls only understand this term) in the correct bins at the other end of the room, and creating stomp inspired music routines with bits of rubbish.

A definite highlight from this session was the creative adaptation of the game ladders by Jess. She made up a story (on the spot may I hasten to add) about recycling, and the girls had to run when their item of rubbish (cans, glass etc.) was called out. Whenever the word "recycling" was called out all of the girls had to run. This caused a lot of chaos, but it was a lot of fun.

Our bin bag fashion show was also a big hit with everyone. The girls loved dressing up and creating wonderful shoes, headbands, hats and dresses. They all strutted their stuff down our make shift catwalk and it was great to see how much everyone's confidence has improved over the course of the week. The girls also did a talent each in teams. This was when the inspired "Pick it up" rap was discovered. We all thought it was very appropriate for our theme.

We had to evaluate quickly because a party was literally just about to start in the hall and they were all slowly encroaching on our space.

Bec, Amelia and Clare have just popped out to the shops and Jess, Miriam and Deborah are going to rustle up something lovely for tea. This will probably involve mashed potato- very exciting after eating rice and pasta pretty much constantly. All of our planning for tomorrow is done and so we can real and play cards this evening. Hopefully not too many cockroaches will come out to play close to us tonight!

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Team Guyana
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